Prolegomena to a Grammatical Theory of Lithic Artifacts Export

@article{citeulike:1648090, abstract = {Lithic artifacts may be regarded as the material transforms of design schemata, guided by pivot, token or prototypic designs and subject to manufactural and pragmatic rules and functions. The designs are flexible and merge through substitution, modification, or deletion of elements. A grammar can be constructed to describe the set of rules involved in the production of the designs. This grammatical approach provides a basis for interpreting similarities and differences between assemblages as an alternative to traditional typology and unstructured attribute analysis.}, author = {Hassan, Fekri A.}, citeulike-article-id = {1648090}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://www.jstor.org/stable/124602}, journal = {World Archaeology}, keywords = {archaeology, lithics, palaeolithic, theory}, number = {3}, pages = {281--296}, posted-at = {2007-09-12 15:18:18}, priority = {2}, title = {Prolegomena to a Grammatical Theory of Lithic Artifacts}, url = {http://www.jstor.org/stable/124602}, volume = {19}, year = {1988} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:1648090 L3 - citeulike-article-id:1648090 N2 - Lithic artifacts may be regarded as the material transforms of design schemata, guided by pivot, token or prototypic designs and subject to manufactural and pragmatic rules and functions. The designs are flexible and merge through substitution, modification, or deletion of elements. A grammar can be constructed to describe the set of rules involved in the production of the designs. This grammatical approach provides a basis for interpreting similarities and differences between assemblages as an alternative to traditional typology and unstructured attribute analysis. IS - 3 JF - World Archaeology EP - 296 TI - Prolegomena to a Grammatical Theory of Lithic Artifacts VL - 19 SP - 281 KW - archaeology KW - lithics KW - palaeolithic KW - theory AU - Hassan, Fekri PY - 1988/// UR - http://www.jstor.org/stable/124602 ER -